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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011 01-27 PCP PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER JANUARY 27, 2011 REGULAR SESSION 1. Call to Order: 7:00 p.m. 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of Minutes — January 13, 2011 4. Administer Oath of Office: Stan Leino 5. Election of 2011 Chair Pro Ter 6. Chairperson's Explanation The Planning Commission is an advisory body. One of the Commission's functions is to hold public hearings. In the matters concerned in these hearings, the Commission makes recommendations to the City Council. The City Council makes all final decisions in these matters. 7. George Ogbonna for the Umunne Cultural Association 2011 -001 Request for Special Use Permit to operate an event center at 5939 John Martin Drive. 8. Presentation: Diane Sannes, President, Friends of the Brookdale Library, to discuss planning for the 2011 Earth Fest 9. Other Business Update on the Redevelopment of Brookdale Mall Properties (Shingle Creek Crossings) 10. Discussion Items: - Discussion regarding expanding the parking lot for a manufacturing use at 1700 Freeway Boulevard. - Review of the building uses within the Palmer Lake Plaza Industrial building. 11. Adjournment i Application Filed on 12 -30 -10 City Council Action Should be Taken By 2 -28 -11 (60 Days) Planning Commission Information Sheet Application No. 2011 -001 Applicant: George Ogbonna on Behalf of the Umunne Cultural Association Location: 5939 John Martin Drive Request: Special Use Permit — for an Event Center Within a C -2 /Central Commerce Overlay District. The applicant, George Ogbonna, on behalf of the Umume Cultural Association is requesting a Special Use Permit to operate an event center for gatherings, graduation ceremonies, weddings, meetings, workshops, holiday celebrations, Mother Day events, and other special events for the Umume Cultural Association of Minnesota, within a 16,960 sq.ft. commercial building located at 5939 John Martin Drive. The attached narrative identifies the Igbos as one of the three major ethnic tribes in Nigeria and describes the Umunme Cultural Association of Minnesota as a non - profit organization dedicated to promoting the Igbo culture through social events to educate their American friends, neighbors, co- workers, classmates, and general public. Additional information relating to the Umume Cultural Association is available at their web site www.umunne.org ZONING The subject property is zoned C -2 /Central Commerce Overlay District. The Central Comerce Overlay District (CC) identifies allowed uses within this overlay district and includes the provisions that all regulations applicable to the underlying zoning classification also apply. Section 35 -2240, Central Commerce Overlay District, Para. 2. (z) includes the following allowed uses: Eating establihhments offering live entertainment; Recreation and amusement places such as motion picture theaters and legitimate theater; Sports arenas, bowling alleys, skating rinks and gymnasiums, and event centers renting space to organizations, trade shows, seminars and entertainment, all provided they do not abut an RI, R2, or R3 zoning district including abutment at a non -major thoroughfare street line. Section 35 -322 C2 Commerce District provides the following uses as a Special Use: 3 (d) Eating establishments offering live entertainment; 1 -27 -11 Page 1 Recreation and amusement places such as motion picture theaters and legitimate theater; Sports arenas, bowling alleys, skating rinks and gymnasiums, all provided they do not abut an R1, R2, or R3 zoing district including abutment at a non -major thoroughfare street line. While the C -2 District does not include the specific reference to event centers, the listing of special uses does include Clubrooms and Lodges and that these uses typically have areas that are used for meeetings and a variety of events. It is the opinion of staff that this application is most appropriately considered as a Special Use in the C -2 /Central Commerce Overlay District. COMPLIANCE FOR STANDARDS FOR SPECIAL USE PERMITS A Special Use Permit may be granted by the City Council after demonstration by evidence that all of the following are met: a. The establishment, maintenance or operation of the special use will promote and enhance the general public welfare and will not be detrimental to or endanger the public health, safety, morals or comfort. b. The special use will not be injurious to the use and enjoyment of other property in the immediate vicinity for the purposes already permitted, nor substantially diminish and impair property values within the neighborhood. c. The establishment of the special use will not impede the normal and orderly development and improvement of surrounding property for uses permitted in the district. d. Adequate measures have been or will be taken to provide ingress, egress and parking so designed as to minimize traffic congestion in the public streets. e. The special use shall, in all other respects, conform to the applicable regulations of the district in which it is located. The existing lot is located within a development commercial area with the following neighboring properties: To the west is Jani -King, 5930 Shingle Creek Parkway To the east is Tire Plus and New King Buffet, 5927 John Martin Drive To the south is an eight acre lot with the Goldmark Investment Office Building (presently Minnesota School of Business is the major tenant) To the north is the Inland Ryan Commercial Center (attached to Target) The applicants are aware of the issues associated with compatibility of uses, hours of operation, building and lot maintenance, scheduled garbage removal after events, and parking. STAFF COMMENT 1 -27 -11 Page 2 Staff has meet with the applicant's architect and reviewed the existing site improvements, which includes a 119 stall parking lot, a shared access drive with the adjoining property (Tire Plus and New King Buffet), a 16,960 sq. ft. commercial building (last used as the Golden Value Asian Grocery Store /Market), and screened waste area in the southeast corner of the site. The applicant is aware that as part of receiving an occupancy permit for a change in use they will be required to submit revised floor plans to meet the building code requirments, in particular, fire code requirements for this type of building occupancy, maximum building occupancy and egress requirements, restroom facilites (including ADA/ handicap accessiblity), and a review by Metro Council on the Sewer Access Usage of this use. Additionally, plan review and licensing by Hennepin County is required for any food preparation and serving areas. The parking requirements for this type of use is identified under the City's parking standards as one space for every three seats. The existing parking lot would accommodate a building occupancy up to 357 for this type of use. RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the application be approved subject to the following conditions: 1. The maximum occupancy of the building is identified as a condition of the Special Use Permit i.e. 357 or the maximum occupancy allowed by the building code, whichever is less. 2. This Special Use Permit is subject to all applicable codes, ordinances and regulations. Any violation, thereof, may be grounds for revocation. 3. Tenant improvement plans are subject to review and approval by the Building Official with respect to applicable codes through the building permit process, including a new Sewer Availability Charge determination by Metro Council. 4. The necessary permits for food preparation and servicing must be received from Hennepin County Health Department prior to the issuance of Permits. 5. Special Use Permit approval is exclusive of all signery which is subject to the provisions of Chapter 34 of the City Ordinances. 1 -27 -11 Page 3 S ►jam � .� %' �' . r• e � r • I S b iz ar •. 6; i f • s. mom �.. m . No ■... C AW 151" -- — -- _Cow I"a -- ¢,vtt�yat� �VH lfi`C q V-YU H 6 W.',< 1 � - -- — Cow Iwo I� UK& �— L C oG 3 �t�ft tHE leurgi �S� I I J �j�{MSTaONb �IHIP1Yh / Mark Onyenemezu� architect • • 163 843 5454 I ap 763 782 8740 fx Markonye@msn.com m on MUqQfflM 4148 5th Street NE, Columbia Heights, MN 55421 Igbos in Minnesota Who We Are The Igbos are one of the three major ethnic tribes in Nigeria known for their enterprising, high academic achievements, and entrepreneurial engagements in Nigeria, most countries in Africa, the world, but especially the United States of America. They are scientists, university professors, business men and women, and infact they are engaged in all aspects of professions. Even though we are traditionally silent in most communities we live and belong to, you will find an Igbo in almost every neighborhood, business and professional work life in most cities around the world. In 1984 a handful of Igbos most of whom were international students in the Twin Cities and a few Igbo professionals in Minnesota felt a need to have a social and cultural community to hurdle up with to celebrate national and Christian holidays; and to celebrate graduations and other milestones together. They gathered, organized, and formed the Umunne Cultural Association of Minnesota [UCAM]. UCAM is a non - profit 501(C)(3) organization. It is also dedicated to promoting Igbo culture through social events to educate our American friends, neighbors, coworkers, classmates, and the general public about our culture and heritage, and to enhance the educational and well being of our children through such programs as our annual Igbofest event — sponsored by Metropolitan Art Council, University of St. Thomas, U.S. Bank systems, WellsFargo Bank, and friends of the Community. With the growing number of our membership and children of Igbo descent, UCAM expanded its focus to include the Igbo School project. Our Igbo School teaches our children and interested participants, Igbo language, traditions, culture, and cuisine. Over the last five years, University of St. Thomas has underwritten and hosts our annual Youth Education Conference, a weekend symposium with our youths in universities around the country as guest speakers on their academic endeavors, mentoring, and adult guest keynote speakers on education and family. UCAM has many Outreach programs and collaborations with other immigrant communities, mainstream communities, and private partnerships with higher academic institutions in Minnesota, geared towards improving the welfare of our members and academic enrichment of our children. We are proud to say that ALL our children in high schools graduate each year and many have graduated from Ivy League and Minnesota higher education institutions. Because of the continued growth of the Igbo community, UCAM has over the last ten years strived to acquire an Igbo Community Cultural Center where we can broaden our programs in community services to our members, our children and our friends. Also, the high graduation rates of our children and the need to gather to celebrate such milestones as graduations, weddings, meetings, and other special social events in our community. We are happy and proud to finally call City of Brooklyn Center home (our village). We are mostly homeowners and great neighbors to many of our mainstream Americans and hope to be exemplary property owners in the City of Brooklyn Center and to be great neighbors to other business owners around the future Igbo Community Center — Umunne Cultural Association of Minnesota. Signed Building Committee Umunne cultural Association Building Committee �: GeorgeOgbonna LANDMARK PARTNERS, INC. !,. 4, . - ! 'I, ° I Rf -AI I' F 0)N�111 1-AN I_� � January 25, 2011 Mr. Gary Eitel Director of Business and Development City Of Brooklyn Center 6301 Shingle Creek Parkway Brooklyn Center, MN 55430 RE: Variance or Modified PUD - Request— Parking— 1700 Freeway Blvd Dear Mr. Eitel: On behalf of our client, Precision, Inc. please accept out thanks for your time on Friday, January 21, 2011 when you met with myself and Mr. Darrell Anderson of The Design Partnership. Precision, Inc. has been a long term tenant in Brooklyn Center, located presently at 1800 Freeway Blvd. They are a manufacturer, with over 85 employees, providing products locally and nationally to customers in a variety of growth markets. The continued growth in their core business requires that they expand manufacturing capacity to meet their client's needs. They have an opportunity to increase their production capacity by acquiring a facility in either Brooklyn Center of another neighboring city. They prefer to pursue the building at 1700 Freeway Blvd. However, the building does not provide enough parking to meet their future job creation needs that are anticipated as a result of this proposed relocation. Precision therefore needs to have the ability to expand the parking areas to meet current and future employment needs. If Precision is not able to achieve a variance /PUD which would allow them to expand the parking as we have proposed the relocation to this facility will be in jeopardy. Therefore, please find attached a revised site plan showing our proposed expansion of the parking area. The plan we are asking to have approved would provide Precision with 120 parking spaces. Please accept this letter as our formal request that you proceed with our request for a variance or revised PUD to allow for the expansion of the parking as the attached shows. Because of Precisions need to expand to meet their future needs our timing for resolving the parking issue is limited. Precision currently has the property under a conditional purchase agreement. This agreement allows them until April 1 to make a final determination on whether this property will meet their current and future needs. We realize that the wheels of government might not turn quickly, but in this situation, Precision's interest in expanding at the proposed location and future job creation hinges on the approval of our variance /PUD request being met no later than April 1 or sooner. Therefore, please let us know what additional information you might need to help us secure this variance /PUD amendment. The executives of Precision are prepared to meet with you and city staff if necessary to make their case for the variance /PUD amendment. Please let us know what the time line is for planning commission submission and if approved by planning final submission to City Council. We look forward to hearing from you on our request. Sincerely, Landmark Partners, Inc. as agent for Precision, Inc. ')� `� . Joseph M. 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